Vote now for the best Auburn football team of all time
If the best Auburn football teams of all time were to face-off against each other, which team would come out on top?
We decided to let the fans determine that!
Beginning today through May 27, AL.com will be running a series of polls allowing fans to vote for which team they think would win matchups between of the best 16 teams to ever play at Auburn.
Voting will take place May 15-18 for Round 1, May 18-21 for the quarterfinals, May 21-24 for the semifinals and May 24-27 for the championship, exclusively on AL.com.
Check out all of the first round matchups below and cast your votes!
#1 seed 2010 vs #16 seed 2000:
2010 Team:
· Coach: Gene Chizik
· Record: 14-0 (8-0 SEC), SEC Champions, BCS National Champions
· Notable Wins: #12 South Carolina (35-27), #12 Arkansas (65-43), #6 LSU (24-17) #11 Alabama (28-27), #2 Oregon (22-19)
· Notable Players: Cam Newton (Heisman Trophy Winner), Nick Fairley, Michael Dyer, Josh Bynes, Kodi Burns
2000 Team:
· Coach: Tommy Tuberville
· Record: 9-4 (6-2 SEC)
· Notable Wins: #19 Ole Miss (35-27), LSU (34-17), #14 Georgia (29-26), Alabama (9-0)
· Notable Players: Ben Leard, Rudi Johnson, DeMarco McNeil, Marcel Willis
#8 seed 1987 vs #9 seed 1957:
1987 Team:
· Coach: Pat Dye
· Record: 9-1-2 (5-0-1 SEC), SEC Champions
· Notable Wins: Texas (31-13), #10 Florida (29-6), #8 Georgia (27-11), #18 Alabama (10-0)
· Notable Players: Curtis Stewart, Lawyer Tillman, Tracy Rocker, Aundray Bruce, Walter Reeves
1957 Team:
· Coach: Ralph Jordan
· Record: 10-0 (7-0 SEC), SEC Champions, Associated Press National Champions
· Notable Wins: #8 Tennessee (7-0), #19 Florida (13-0), #17 Mississippi State (15-7), Florida State (29-7), Alabama (40-0)
· Notable Players: Bill Atkins, Bobby Hoppe, Jimmy Phillips, Jerry Wilson, Zeke Smith
#4 seed 2013 vs #13 seed 1972:
2013 Team:
· Coach: Gus Malzahn
· Record: 12-2 (7-1 SEC) SEC Champions
· Notable Wins: #24 Ole Miss (30-22), #7 Texas A&M (45-41), #25 Georgia (48-43), #1 Alabama (34-28), #5 Missouri (59-42)
· Notable Players: Nick Marshall, Sammie Coates, Chris Davis, Dee Ford, Carl Lawson, Greg Robinson, Tre Mason, Cameron Artis-Payne
1972 Team:
· Coach: Ralph Jordan
· Record: 10-1 (6-1 SEC), Gator Bowl Champions
· Notable Wins: #4 Tennessee (10-6), #18 Ole Miss (19-13), #17 Florida State (27-14), #2 Alabama (17-16), #13 Colorado (24-3)
· Notable Players: Dave Beck, Terry Henley, Mac Lorendo, Danny Sanspree, Benny Sivlee
#5 seed 1993 vs #12 seed 1988:
1993 Team:
· Coach: Terry Bowden
· Record: 11-0, (8-0 SEC), SEC Champions, Co-Nationals Champions (recognized by National Champions Foundation)
· Notable Wins: #4 Florida (38-35), #11 Alabama (22-14), Georgia (42-28), LSU (34-10)
· Notable Players: Joe Frazier, Chris Shelling, Gary Walker, James Bostic, Willie Gosha, Calvin Jackson
1988 Team:
· Coach: Pat Dye
· Record: 10-2 (6-1 SEC), SEC Co-Champion
· Notable Wins: Tennessee (38-6), #17 Georgia (20-10), #17 Alabama (15-10), Florida (10-0)
· Notable Players: Walter Reeves, Reggie Slack, Lawyer Tillman, Charles Kelly, Tracy Rocker, Ron Stallworth, James Joseph
#2 seed 2004 vs #15 seed 1919:
2004 Team:
· Coach: Tommy Tuberville
· Record: 13-0 (8-0 SEC), SEC Champions, Sugar Bowl Champions
· Notable Wins: #5 LSU (10-9), #10 Tennessee (34-10), #8 Georgia (24-6), Alabama (21-13), #9 Virginia Tech (16-13)
· Notable Players: Jason Campbell, Ronnie Brown, Cadillac Williams, Travis Williams, Will Herring
1919 Team:
· Coach: Mike Donahue
· Record: 8-1 (5-1 SIAA), SIAA Champions
· Notable Wins: Clemson (7-0), Georgia (7-0), Georgia Tech (14-7), Mississippi A&M (7-0)
· Notable Players: Red Howard, Ed Sherling, Rodney Ollinger, Fatty Warren
#7 seed 1989 vs #10 seed 1913:
1989 Team:
· Coach: Pat Dye
· Record: 10-2 (6-1 SEC) SEC Co-Champion
· Notable Wins: LSU (10-6), #19 Florida (10-7), #2 Alabama (30-20), #21 Ohio State (31-14)
· Notable Players: Reggie Slack, Eric Ramsey, James Joseph, Charles Kelly, Alexander Wright
1913 Team:
· Coach: Mike Donahue
· Record: 8-0 (8-0 SIAA), SIAA Champions
· Notable Wins: Florida (55-0), Clemson (20-0), LSU (7-0), Georgia Tech (20-0), Vanderbilt (14-6), Georgia (21-7)
· Notable Players: Kirk Newell, Red Harris, Frank Hart, Ted Arnold
#3 seed 1983 vs #14 seed 2006:
1983 Team:
· Coach: Pat Dye
· Record: 11-1 (8-0 SEC), SEC Champions
· Notable Wins: #5 Florida (28-21), #7 Maryland (35-23), #4 Georgia (13-7), #19 Alabama (23-20), #8 Michigan (9-7)
· Notable Players: Bo Jackson, Lionel James, Tommie Agee, Brent Fullwood, Chris Woods, Greg Carr, Ed West, Gerald Robinson
2006 Team:
· Coach: Tommy Tuberville
· Record: 11-2 (6-2 SEC) Cotton Bowl Champions
· Notable Wins: #6 LSU (7-3), #2 Florida (27-17), Alabama (22-15), #22 Nebraska (17-14)
· Notable Players: Brandon Cox, Kenny Irons, Courtney Taylor, Benn Grubbs, Quentin Groves, Will Herring
#6 seed 1986 vs #11 seed 2017:
1986 Team:
· Coach: Pat Dye
· Record: 10-2 (4-2 SEC), Citrus Bowl Champions
· Notable Wins: Tennessee (34-8), #13 Mississippi State (35-6), #7 Alabama (21-17), Southern California (16-7)
· Notable Players: Brent Fullwood, Tommie Agee, Lawyer Tillmam, Walter Reeves, Brian Smith, Tommy Powell, Jeff Burger
2017 Team:
· Coach: Guz Malzahn
· Record: 10-4 (7-1 SEC) SEC West Champions
· Notable Wins: #24 Mississippi State (49-10), #1 Georgia (40-10), #1 Alabama (26-14), Texas A&M (42-27)
· Notable Players: Kerryon Johnson, Jarrett Stidham, Darius Slayton, Branden Smith, Prince Tega Wanogho, Marlon Davidson, Derrick Brown, K.J. Britt
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